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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:46:27 UTC
The branch main has been updated by markj:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=fe6bf738aaeb3d5fd74aabfcbf01eba827df6594
commit fe6bf738aaeb3d5fd74aabfcbf01eba827df6594
Author: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-04-16 17:46:05 +0000
Commit: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-04-16 17:46:05 +0000
pkru.3: Remove a qualifier
Now that i386 kernels are deprecated, we don't really need to mention
this limitation. It's also a bit dated since PKRU is supported with
5-level paging as well.
Reviewed by: alc, kib
MFC after: 1 week
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56415
---
lib/libsys/x86/pkru.3 | 3 ---
1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/libsys/x86/pkru.3 b/lib/libsys/x86/pkru.3
index 95bc66c979ac..06837a39858d 100644
--- a/lib/libsys/x86/pkru.3
+++ b/lib/libsys/x86/pkru.3
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ protection, it returns the
error code.
Note that some side effects may have occurred if this error is reported.
.Pp
-Protection keys require that the system uses 4-level paging
-(also called long mode),
-which means that it is only available on amd64 system.
Both 64-bit and 32-bit applications can use protection keys.
More information about the hardware feature is provided in the IA32 Software
Developer's Manual published by Intel Corp.